DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 72.6 - - 77.0 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 156 - - 163 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1499 - - 4313 - - 7052 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 3565 - - 5606 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2388 - - 5202 - - 7941 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1753 - - 3304 - - 1772 - - 6109 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 225 - - 378 - - 438 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 11 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 322 - - 325 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -4 - - 11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 388 - - -376 - - -591 - - -2009 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2000 - - 5579 - - 8533 - - 2946 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -959 - - -2209 - - -4017 - - -3789 ODpotential blCL - - - 3347 - - 7411 - - 11958 - - 4726 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 61 - - 67 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 40 - - 0 - - 410 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 72.6 - - 77.0 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.0 - - 51.5 - - 42.8 - - 59.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.9 - - 71.7 - - 76.1 - - 70.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.9 - - 50.1 - - 41.5 - - 58.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 156 - - 163 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1499 - - 4313 - - 7052 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 7 - - 5 - - 11 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98615 16 100 11 080 14 111 8 133 98615 91107 11 102 11 077 11 109 8 060 91107 85337 10 089 8 108 10 091 10 031 85337 80560 10 079 9 087 7 047 10 025 80560 76447 10 063 8 056 7 068 7 047 76447 72819 8 038 6 016 5 051 8 055 72819 69543 6 019 2 109 6 307 6 027 69543 66533 1 098 2 147 7 268 6 337 66533 63743 3 238 2 274 6 270 6 301 63743 61033 10 253 6 216 10 239 9 279 61033 58189 17 250 13 248 19 246 18 252 58189 55226 25 236 24 243 21 234 22 253 55226 52419 25 223 26 233 26 250 32 255 52419 49924 30 242 33 247 32 248 29 246 49924 47688 46 241 44 241 38 245 28 270 47688 45659 58 228 50 228 53 256 51 260 45659 43818 64 224 56 241 72 238 68 244 43818 42126 70 223 76 235 68 227 68 245 42126 40548 78 224 82 224 64 235 74 248 40548 39071 87 224 74 221 64 240 81 248 39071 37684 91 218 67 227 66 243 86 246 37684 36344 87 213 65 231 68 244 85 244 36344 34985 68 219 61 235 65 244 75 244 34985 33579 62 221 60 237 61 245 68 249 33579 32131 62 214 63 234 59 243 64 250 32131 30622 62 212 62 230 57 241 59 248 30622 29036 62 214 54 230 52 240 54 250 29036 27373 60 214 49 230 48 242 52 257 27373 25628 55 213 47 228 45 243 51 260 25628 23805 50 212 44 232 43 248 48 260 23805 21907 45 215 35 241 43 252 45 260 21907 19931 41 221 31 244 41 257 44 261 19931 17870 42 217 33 243 37 264 38 267 17870 15770 31 224 28 254 30 266 33 281 15770 13750 24 247 21 255 22 274 28 296 13750 11919 20 261 16 287 21 294 26 312 11919 10293 23 258 21 288 24 305 26 316 10293 8851 23 264 15 300 23*311 22 311 8851 7570 18 282 25 334 16*320 16 309 7570 6432 17 303 24 334 16 322 14 313 6432 5420 16 305 21*332 15 323 12 314 5420 4527 12 297 16*329 14 325 11 314 4527 3737 9 307 12 324 14 326 8 309 3737 3028 9*316 11 322 13 327 5 287 3028 2402 8*310 11 320 13 328 4 221 2402 1879 6 290 10 320 12 329 6 191 1879 1477 6 288 10 320 11 330 8 183 1477 1202 5 287 9 319 11 330 7 180 1202 1034 5 286 9 318 10 331 7 179 1034 937 4 287 8 319 9 331 5*177 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography